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Mihalikova in Two Girls' Finals at Australian Open, Champion in Doubles

Mihalikova in Two Girls' Finals at Australian Open, Champion in Doubles

Melbourne, January 30 (TASR) – Young Slovak tennis player Tereza Mihalikova on Saturday failed to defend the junior girls’ singles trophy at the Australian Open, being defeated by 17-year-old Belarusian Vera Lapko in two sets 3-6, 4-6, but compensating for the loss by triumphing in the doubles being teamed up with

Staff at PPS Group Detva to Get Late Bonuses, Strike Scrapped

Staff at PPS Group Detva to Get Late Bonuses, Strike Scrapped

Detva, January 30 (TASR) – The staff at engineering company PPS Group Detva (Banska Bystrica region) won’t go on strike as of Monday as originally planned, after the company’s management and trade unions signed an agreement on a somewhat later payment of salary bonuses for December, TASR learnt on

Slovak Agriculture Funding Highest Ever in 2014-20 Programme Period

Slovak Agriculture Funding Highest Ever in 2014-20 Programme Period

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The highest amount of money ever will flow to Slovak agriculture within the EU’s 2014-20 programme period, the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry announced on Friday. Compared to the previous period of 2007-13, this is a €377-million increase, noted the ministry. One significant change in

Court Bans Collecting Penalties from Nurses for Withdrawing Notices

Court Bans Collecting Penalties from Nurses for Withdrawing Notices

Kosice, January 29 (TASR) – The Nurses and Midwives Trade Union can’t claim penalties amounting to €3,300 per individual from nurses who’ve withdrawn their resignations submitted in a mass action at several Slovak hospitals until a court makes a final decision on the matter, Health Minister Viliam Cislak

PPS Group Detva Pledges to Pay Salary Bonuses to Avert Strike

PPS Group Detva Pledges to Pay Salary Bonuses to Avert Strike

Detva, January 28 (TASR) – Engineering company PPS Group Detva (Banska Bystrica region) on Thursday announced that will pay performance bonuses to all employees – as early as on the same day, in an attempt to avert a strike at the factory as of February 1. Nevertheless, the trade union doesn’t

ISU: Fewer Teachers and Schools Remain on Strike on Thursday

ISU: Fewer Teachers and Schools Remain on Strike on Thursday

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – The number of teachers taking part in the countrywide strike in effect as of Monday dropped from 11,000 on Wednesday to 10,600 on Thursday, the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) website reported on Thursday. The number of schools involved in the strike has also fallen

Figel: EU Needs Special Representative for Religious Freedom

Figel: EU Needs Special Representative for Religious Freedom

Brussels, January 27 (TASR-correspondent) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday met chairman of the Slovak Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Jan Figel concerning an initiative presented by the latter last year for creating the post of special EU representative for religious freedom worldwide, TASR learnt on Wednesday. “It’s a